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Re: 04 Malibu Ecotech cold start rattle
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/23/2012

IIRC there was an issue on these for timing chain problems. There was an issue due to lack of maintenance and the oil hols in the cylinder head we too small and would get sludge buildup in them not allowing proper oiling. The last one I did we installed the ch... Login to read more.